Last year, the FCC made a bold push to let cities and counties around the county make significant investments in their high-speed internet infrastructure. On Wednesday, a trio of federal judges dealt that effort … Continue reading U.S. Court Rules Against FCC Municipal Broadband Efforts

Get yours today! My only concern apart from the fact that it only withstands winds up to 11mph and is above ground, it’s the caution that “Some parts may be flammable.” Hmmm.. Continue reading Lightweight Nuclear Bunker

Bitcoin was created at the peak of the financial crisis in 2008 by a coder going by the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. In 2009, Nakamoto published the first proof of concept for Bitcoin. … Continue reading Bitcoin: The Viability of Virtual Currency

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U.S. enforcement officials said they will not change how they treat marijuana under federal drug control laws, turning aside a bid from Democratic governors to loosen restrictions on the substance. The interesting … Continue reading DEA Rejects Attempt to Loosen Federal Restrictions on Marijuana

Justice Dept. finds that “legacy of zero tolerance enforcement” continues to drive policing strategy. Racism in this country has reared its head so many times that it poisons factions of society that … Continue reading Federal probe finds Baltimore Police Dept. racially discriminated in practices that target blacks – The Washington Post

Russia and Turkey took a big step toward normalizing relations on Tuesday, with their leaders announcing an acceleration in trade and energy ties at a time when both countries have troubled economies … Continue reading Putin and Erdogan move toward repairing ties amid tension with West

Bad boys, whatcha gonna do? Don’t try this at home, but remember, these guys, the police, work for us, the people! Source: Texan pulls over cop for speeding – Autoblog Continue reading Texan pulls over cop for speeding

The 2012 Republican Platform on the Threat to Faith-Related Institutions states that the “war on religion” has been attempting to “…compel faith-related institutions, as well as believing individuals, to contravene their deeply … Continue reading Religion in US Politics: Leave God Out of It

Although taken slightly out of context, the above quote from Richard Nixon to interviewer David Frost (1939-2013) in 1977 was a salient response to a question on National Security. Still, it did little to … Continue reading “When the president does it, that means it is not illegal.”

If you think an app has to ask permission to find information about you, think again. According to new research from Northeastern University, Android apps can track a user’s location even without access to the device’s … Continue reading New Research Finds Android Apps Can Secretly Track Your Location Without Your Permission

To dismiss the rest of globalization’s critics as communists who hate freedom and just want to curl up in the lap of government and hide from change is absurd and insulting. Most … Continue reading Finally, an honest look at globalization! – Rolling Stone